OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1993 Manual Online

To Get Out of Cruise Confro/
There are two ways to turn off the cruise
control:
Step lightly on the brake pedal; OR
Move the cruise switch to OFF.
To Erase Cruise Speed Memory
When you turn off the cruise control or
the ignition, your cruise control set
speed memory is erased.
If you have the
3800 V6 engine, cruise control memory
will also be erased when you place the
transaxle
in P (Park).
Headlights
Push the PC switch to turn on:
Parking Lights
Side Marker Lights
Taillights
Instrument Panel Lights
Pull the switch to
turn off the lights. Push the
-'D , , switch to turn on the
headlights, together with:
Parking Lights
Side Marker Lights
Taillights
Instrument Panel Lights
Pull the switch to turn
off the lights.
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Operation of Lights
Although your vehicle’s lighting system (headlamps, parking lamps, fog lamps,
side marker lamps and tail lamps) meets
all applicable federal lighting
requirements, certain states ahd provinces
may apply their own lighting regulations
that may require special attention before
you operate these lamps. For example,
some jurisdictions may require that you
operate your lower beam lamps with fog
lamps at all times, or that headlamps be
turned on whenever you must use your
windshield wipers. In addition, most
jurisdictions prohibit driving solely with parking lamps, especially at dawn or
dusk. It is recommended that you check
with your own state or provincial
highway authority for applicable lighting
regulations.
Lights On Reminder
If you turn the ignition key to the Off or
Lock position while leaving the lights
on, you will hear a warning chime.
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Headlight High-Low Beam
Changer
To change the headlights from high to
low beam, or low to high, simply pull
the turn signal lever all the way toward
you. Then release it.
When the high beams are on, a blue
light on the instrument cluster also will
be on.
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Fog Lights
Slide the lower control up to turn on the
fog lights, down to turn
them off.
Your parking lights or headlights must
be on for
the fog lights to go on.
When you turn on your high beams, the
fog lights will go off. The fog lights will
come back on when you switch from
high beams to low beams.
High beams are not recommended for
driving in fog. See the
Index under
Driving in Fog, Mist and Haze.
Instrument Panel htensity
Control
Slide the upper control up to increase
the brightness of the instrument panel
lights, down to decrease
the brightness.
Slide the control all the way down to
turn them off.
Interior Lights Control
Slide the upper control all the way up to
turn on the interior lights.
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Windshield Wipers
The windshield wiper and washer
controls are located to the right
of the
instrument cluster.
For a Single Wiper Cycle: Press the
switch marked
MIST and release. For
more cycles, press and hold the switch.
For Pulse Delay Wiper Cycles: The
pulse delay cycle system allows
you to
set the wiper speed as slow as
20
seconds between cycles, or faster. Pulse
delay cycles are very useful in light rain
or snow. Slide the upper control
to the
DELAY area. The lower the position,
the slower the cycle; the higher the
position, the faster the cycle.
For Steady Wiper Cycles: Slide the
upper control either to the
LO or HI
position, depending on the wiper speed
you want.
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To Turn the Wipers Off: Slide the
upper control to the
OFF position.
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Damaged wiper blades may
L prevent you from seeing well
enough to drive safely.
To avoid
damage, be sure to clear ice and
snow from the wiper blades and
blade structures before using them.
If they're frozen to the windshield,
carefully loosen or thaw them.
If
your blades do become damaged,
get new blades or blade inserts.
Heavy snow or ice can overload your wiper motor.
A circuit breaker will stoF
the motor
until it cools. Clear away
snow or ice from the wiper blades and
blade structures
to prevent an overload.
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Windshield Washer
To wash your windshield, press and
hold the windshield washer switch. The washers and wipers will operate. When
you release the switch, the washers will
stop, and the wipers will continue to
operate for two cycles, unless your wipers had already been on. In that
case,
the wipers will resume the wiper
speed you had selected earlier.
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Rear Window Wiper and Washer
To Use Your Rear Wiper: Slide the
lower control
to [\J for steady wiping
cycles.
For a Delayed Wiper Cycle: Slide the
lower control to
DELAY.
To Wash
the Rear Window: Slide the
lower control to
a and hold it. The
washer and wiper will operate only as
long as the control is held in that
position. Then the wiper will return
to
DELAY.
Driving without washer flui
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mud splash can block
you]
vision. You could hit another
vehicle or go off the road. Chec.
your washer fluid level
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In freezing weather, don’t use
your washer until the windshielc
is warmed. Otherwise the
washer fluid can form ice on the
windshield, blocking your
vision.
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Don’t mix water with ready-to
use washer fluid. Water
can
cause the solution to freeze and
damage your washer fluid
tank
and other parts of the washer
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system. Also, water doesn’t cleag?‘i
as well as washer fluid.
Fill your washer fluid tank only
% hll when it’s very cold. This
allows for expansion, which
could damage the
tank if it is
completely
fi
Don’t use radiator antifreeze in
your windshield washer. It can
, = .%
damage your washer system and
paint.
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Overhead Console
The front overhead console has reading
lights, two switches for the optional
power sliding door, storage
compartments, including one for your
garage door opener and one for
sunglasses, a compass and an outside
temperature display.
Reading Lights
To turn on or off either reading light,
press the switch next to it.
To adjust the
aim of the lights, pivot the lamps
in their
sockets.
Garage Door Opener
Compartment
You can store your garage door opener
in the front compartment of your
overhead console, and operate
it from
this position.
To install your garage door
opener, follow these instructions:
1. Open the compartment by pressing
the latch forward. Remove the piece
of self-sticking Velcro?
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Garage Door Opener
Compartment
(CONX)
2. Peel the protective backing from the
Velcro@ and press it
firmly to the
back
of your garage door opener.
3. To make sure the button on your
garage door opener is centered above
the button on the compartment door,
use the intersecting lines on the
Velcro@ inside the compartment as a
guide. Center the control button
of
your garage door opener over the
point where the lines intersect,
and
press the opener firmly into place. Make sure the button is facing down.
4. Once the opener is installed, use the
pegs inside the compartment door to
make sure the button on the
compartment door
will contact the
control button on your garage door
opener when pressed. Add
one peg at a time until your
garage door opener operates with the
compartment door closed when you
press the button.
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Temperature and Compass
Display
The outside air temperature and the
compass are displayed at the front of the
overhead console. The control switches
are located to the left of the display.
Turn the display on or
off by pressing
the
ON/OFF switch. Display the
temperature
in either degrees Fahrenheit
(English) or Celsius (metric) by pressing
the
USIMET switch.
If the outside temperature is 37" F (3" C)
or lower when you
turn on the ignition,
ICE will appear briefly on the display.
It's there to caution the driver that road
conditions may be
icy and that
appropriate precautions should be taken.
Compass Calibration:
The compass is self-calibrating, so it
does not need to be manually set.
However, when your Silhouette is new,
the compass may function erratically.
If
it does, CAL (Calibration) will appear
on the display. To correct the problem,
drive in a complete
360" circle three
times, and the compass will function
normally.
Compass Variance:
Variance is the difference between
magnetic north and geographic north.
In
some areas the difference between the
two can be great enough to cause false
compass readings.
If this happens,
follow these instructions to set the
variance for your particular location:
1. Locate your location on the zone
map. Note your zone number.
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Temperature and Compass
Display
(CONI)
2. Press and hold both the ONlOFF and
the USlMET switches. The display
will
go off.
appear on the display. When it does,
release both buttons.
4. Press USlMET until your zone
number appears on the display.
5. Press ON/OFF to enter your zone
number. Your variance
is now set.
3. After 5 seconds, VAR CAL will
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Storage Compartment
To open the rear storage compartment in
the overhead console, press the release
button.
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Sunglasses Storage Compartment
To open the sunglasses storage
compartment
in the overhead console,
press the release button. Then pull
the
compartment down to the full open
position, as shown.
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